Will Ospreay entered Wembley Stadium coming face-to-face with the ghosts of his past. He walked through the backstage area giving head nods to the likes of Zack Sabre Jr., Ricochet, Swerve Strickland and others as he got ready to go down the ramp.
He gave his wife, Alex Windsor, a good-luck kiss and then met with Jon Moxley, who handed him the Union Jack before his music hit.
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Ospreay had the momentum of his home country being behind him as he challenged Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship at All In. It was the biggest stage of the year for the biggest match of Ospreay’s career. The history between the two goes back to their epic bouts in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Omega looked to end the match early. He bloodied Ospreay with a TV monitor and then powerbombed him through a table. Ospreay powered through the blood and nailed Omega with a nasty Hidden Blade, opening up Omega.
Giving up was not an option for either competitor. Even as the referee was counting Omega out, he was trying to get him to stop. Ospreay hit another Hidden Blade but couldn’t get the win. He pulled out a Styles Clash on Omega – and still couldn’t get the pin.
The two went blow-for-blow before Omega hit a V Trigger and a Tiger Driver ’91. A second V Trigger led to Omega’s One-Winged Angel attempt. Omega hit it cleanly and tried to pin Ospreay for the win. Ospreay kicked out.
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The AEW World Championship meant everything to Omega and Ospreay. Omega had one last V Trigger in him, but couldn’t get Ospreay to stay down. As he went for another One-Winged Angel, Ospreay countered and hit his own Tiger Driver on Omega.
The crowd that was watching intently broke out “This is awesome!” chants. The two men slowly got back to their feet. Ospreay couldn’t muster up one punch and Omega couldn’t take advantage right away.
Omega tried one more V Trigger before Omega caught him. Ospreay hit Omega’s finisher but only got a one count. Ospreay hit a Stormbreaker and got to one again. What would it take to put any of these men away?
Through bloodied strands of hair, Ospreay hit Omega with one more Hidden Blade. He pinned Omega for the win.
Emotions hit Ospreay in full force as he was declared the champion. He became the first Englishman to win a world championship in Britain and started his reign as the AEW world champion.
